Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction

Duration: 17

Released: 2011

In South Asia, three species of vultures are facing extinction due to a veterinary drug called diclofenac which causes kidney failure and death within a few days. To address the problem, breeding programmes are underway; and a drug called meoloxicam has been found to offer a safe alternative. But is it too late for the small wild population to survive?

Credits

Narrator

Tim Birkett

Director/Producer

Robin Hill

Executive producer

Mark Percival

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